Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

Case Report

Published on 11 Jun 2024

Challenges in the diagnosis and control of female genital schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa: an exemplar case report associated with mixed and putative hybrid schistosome infection in Nsanje District, Southern Malawi

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Sekeleghe A. Kayuni
Lucas J. Cunningham
Dingase Kumwenda
Bright Mainga
David Lally
Priscilla Chammudzi
Donales Kapira
Gladys Namacha
Bessie Ntaba
Alice Chisale

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1354119

2,699 views
3 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 06 Jun 2024

The geographical distribution of the malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis in Cabo Verde, 2016–2023

in Vector Biology

Silvânia Da Veiga Leal
Celivianne de Sousa
Davidson Daniel Sousa Rocha Monteiro
Maria da Luz Lima Mendonça
Adéritow Augusto Lopes Macedo Gonçalves
Adilson José DePina

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1353839

1,868 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 May 2024

Tick distribution and comparative analysis of bovine blood microbiome in two provinces of South Africa using 16S rRNA PacBio sequencing approach

in Emerging Tropical Diseases

Bongekile L. Khoza
Charles Byaruhanga
S. Marcus Makgabo
Nkululeko Nyangiwe
Themba Mnisi
Samukelo Nxumalo
Marinda C. Oosthuizen
Zamantungwa T. H. Mnisi

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1399364

2,084 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 May 2024

A qualitative assessment of community perceptions and practices towards schistosomiasis prior to introduction of a potential novel treatment option for preschool-age children in Kenya

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Janet Masaku
John M. Gachohi
Alice Sinkeet
Mary Maghanga
Florence Wakesho
Wyckliff Omondi
Lisa Sophie Reigl
Isabelle L. Lange
Andrea S. Winkler
Sammy M. Njenga

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1404634

3,961 views
4 citations

Opinion

Published on 23 May 2024

Beyond RTS,S malaria vaccine piloting to adoption and historic introduction in sub-Saharan Africa: a new hope in the fight against the vector-borne disease

in Vaccines for Tropical Diseases

Adriano Focus Lubanga
Akim Nelson Bwanali
Chitemwa Moyo
Gertrude Diana Chumbi
Yankho Mike Matola
Hyunwook Nam
Lorie Kim
Jooheon Park
Jonathan Chung

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1387078

1,821 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 May 2024

An inclusive approach to designing a multi-epitope chimeric vaccine for Taenia infections by integrating proteomics and reverse vaccinology

in Vaccines for Tropical Diseases

Swati Sharma
Ujjawal Sharan
Rimanpreet Kaur
Anubha Chaudhary
Suraj S. Rawat
Anand K. Keshri
Naina Arora
Amit Prasad

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1393570

2,258 views
1 citation

Opinion

Published on 14 May 2024

Linking the increasing epidemiology of scrub typhus transmission in India and South Asia: are the varying environment and the reservoir animals the factors behind?

in Emerging Tropical Diseases

Ranjan K. Mohapatra
Maysoon Al-Haideri
Snehasish Mishra
Ahmed Mahal
Ashish K. Sarangi
Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib
Shilpa Gaidhane
Quazi Syed Zahiruddin
Aroop Mohanty
Ranjit Sah

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1371905

5,986 views
11 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2024

Distribution and ecological aspects of sand fly species from Kousseri, an endemic focus of visceral leishmaniasis in Northern Cameroon

in Vector Biology

Thierry Rostand Tebo-Nzesseu
Ngouateu Aime Tateng
Omer Bebe Ngouateu
Cedric Yamssi
N’dille Emmanuel Elanga
Cyrille Ndo
Roland Bamou
Vincent Khan-Payne
Blaise Dondji

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1371670

1,684 views

Review

Published on 07 May 2024

Molecular approaches to deploy singlet oxygen in a Leishmania model as an unassailable biocide for disease mitigation and vector control

in Vector Biology

Kwang Poo Chang
Joseph M. Reynolds
Dennis K. P. Ng
Yun-Hung Tu
Chia-Kwung Fan
Shin-Hong Shiao

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1306429

1,009 views

Editorial

Published on 02 May 2024

Editorial: Public health surveillance systems and outbreak response: evidence from the field

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Ernest Kenu
Delia Akosua Bandoh
Basil Benduri Kaburi
Joyce Berkumwin Der

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1386668

1,047 views

Review

Published on 01 May 2024

Host skin immunity to arthropod vector bites: from mice to humans

in Vector Biology

Joshua R. Lacsina
Ryan Kissinger
Johannes S. P. Doehl
Maria M. Disotuar
George Petrellis
Mara Short
Elliot Lowe
James Oristian
Daniel Sonenshine
Thiago DeSouza-Vieira

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1308585

2,626 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Apr 2024

Durable cellular immune response against inactivated ZIKV and envelope proteins in ZIKV-infected women during pregnancy

in Emerging Tropical Diseases

Juliana de Souza Apostolico
Victória Alves Santos Lunardelli
Silvia Beatriz Boscardin
Viviane Fongaro Botosso
Renato Mancini Astray
Jorge Kalil
Roque Pacheco de Almeida
Edecio Cunha-Neto
Daniela Santoro Rosa

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1369608

1,125 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 23 Apr 2024

Advances in filarial hydrocelectomy reporting in Uganda and Nigeria

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Susan F. D’Souza
John P. Awio
Jehoshaphat Albarka
Windtaré Roland Bougma
Sarah Bartlett
Christian Nwosu
Babacar Ngom
Anthony Wani
Anita Gwom
Moses Okello

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1379902

1,694 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Apr 2024

Representations of Chagas disease among Bolivian immigrants in the city of São Paulo

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Cássio Silveira
Colin Forsyth
Nivaldo Carneiro Junior
Alejandro Goldberg
Lia Maria Britto da Silva
Rubens Antonio da Silva
Maria Aparecida Shikanai-Yasuda

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1331026

1,475 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Apr 2024

Households neighboring wildlife protected areas may be at a higher risk of rabies than those located further away: a community-based cross-sectional cohort study at Pian Upe game reserve, Bukedea district, Eastern Uganda

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Collins G. K. Atuheire
James Okwee-Acai
Martha Taremwa
Paul Ssajjakambwe
Musso Munyeme
Clovice Kankya
Odoch Terence
Sarah N. Ssali
Frank N. Mwiine
Kayla J. Buhler

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1272141

1,682 views
2 citations

Editorial

Published on 18 Apr 2024

Editorial: Challenges for diagnosis, treatment, and elimination of malaria

in Major Tropical Diseases

Manuela Berto Pucca
Tais Nobrega de Sousa
Gisely Cardoso de Melo
Giselle Maria Rachid Viana

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1394693

2,763 views
5 citations